Stevenage crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Stevenage postcode area is 83 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 9.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 31.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 75% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 27.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 124% of national crime rate which puts Stevenage on 25. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 23.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 7.3k cases and has decreased by 4.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	31.8%	12. lowest	75%	9.8k	-5.1%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	23.7%	25. highest	124%	7.3k	-4.3%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.2%	23. lowest	85%	2.5k	-3.4%
Other theft crime →	7.9%	26. lowest	83%	2.4k	-11.3%
Shoplifting crime →	6.5%	16. lowest	74%	2.0k	14.9%
Vehicle crime →	6.0%	41. lowest	80%	1.9k	-18.0%
Public order crime →	5.2%	5. lowest	55%	1.6k	-20.2%
Burglary crime →	3.5%	16. lowest	68%	1.1k	-8.7%
Drugs crime →	2.4%	26. lowest	73%	735	-1.9%
Other crime →	1.7%	35. lowest	78%	532	-0.4%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.2%	46. highest	87%	357	-3.5%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.7%	21. lowest	65%	222	12.7%
Theft from the person crime →	0.6%	29. lowest	26%	186	-35.2%
Robbery crime →	0.6%	23. lowest	38%	177	27.3%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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